Three-time Wimbledon singles champion John McEnroe summed up the mood while watching 38-year-old Novak Djokovic toil against 22-year-old Jannik Sinner in the semi-final

Despite winning the SW19 Championships for the last two years, Carlos Alcaraz has been warned by John McEnroe who stressed that the Spaniard will still need to bring his absolute best to gun down Sinner in their second meeting at Wimbledon.

John McEnroe questioned Wimbledon ’s decision not to allow more time between the men’s semi-finals after Novak Djokovic ’s match against Jannik Sinner began in a half-empty Centre Court. Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz wrapped up his 6-4 5-7 6-3 7-6 win over Taylor Fritz shortly before 4.30pm.